Episodes
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Are robots taking our jobs? Will AI devalue our skills? Will everything start sounding the same? Is the technology leading the way, or are we? These questions and more will be answered as we chat with our resident experts Lindsey and James about the impact and influence of AI in our industry’s past, present and future. Expect fascinating chat – and a cameo from two familiar-sounding AI voices.
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Do you want to know how to win a Learning Technologies award? Look no further! In this episode, we’re celebrating our colleagues’ wins of Learning Designer and Learning Developer of the year. Lisa and Jo join us to discuss how the night went, what it’s like to have won, and what they think clinched it for them!
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Hold on to your headphones: we're breaking the format for the first time! Luke, Stefan, and Graeme gather in the studio to discuss their experiences as Learning Designers and drop some juicy L&D industry wisdom along the way. Confessions, revelations, advice - this episode has it all!
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Ben Betts, our CEO, joins us to reflect on a year full of change in the learning industry and at Learning Pool. Expect hard-hitting questions from the podcast team, as well as super-important festive ones, like ‘Brussel Sprouts yes or no?’. Plus, Luke and Stefan look back on the podcast and wonder ‘have we made e-learning suck less this year?’. So, sit down and treat your chilly ears to this holiday special.
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We’re busting assumptions in this episode! Luke and Saray sit down with Emma Weston OBE from Digital Unite – and talk about all things tech literacy. How many people are we leaving behind in this tech-driven world? The numbers may surprise you. Plus, Emma takes on our signature question. Listen up, folks!
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This episode is about representing LGBTQ+ people in online content, and how to do it right. It's a really special one and the team are very proud of it! You’ll hear from four members of the queer community about what it’s like to be left out, how wonderful it feels when you see yourself represented in a meaningful way, and how you can help.
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We love it when we get to spend time with genuine thought leaders! This time, Dr Page Chen came to speak to us about Strategic Learning Experience Design (SLED).
“When designing a theme park, you don’t just think about the rides - you think about the whole experience!” and Page says we should create learning in just the same way.
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How much can e-learning help in the medical service? Quite a lot, actually! In this episode, Graeme and Stefan sit down with Eric Peotto, a digital learning consultant who’s passionate about evidence-informed practice (find his website here). How does Eric use VR in his role with NHS Blood and Transplant? How did Eric shift from the classroom to online learning? And what do Canadians call beanies? All this – and more – within.
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It's design time! In this group discussion, we gather some brains from Learning Pool to reflect on the role of graphic design – and design more broadly – in the world of e-learning and beyond. How would our guests define the purpose of design? What are the attitudes towards it? What bits of e-learning would they like to bin forever? All will be revealed. Matt Stevenson, Kirill Kudrjasonoks and Carolyn Miller are our guests.
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This time we're talking to podcast-pro Adam Lacey from Assemble You about how to use podcasts in L&D. Is popping on a podcast really a good way to learn? We put Adam on the spot to explain. Also, a new Stefan-soundalike has appeared!
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This month we get into the craft of writing narratives and how they enhance our ability to learn. Writers and performers Ben Macpherson and Polis Loizou-Denyer tell us how and why stories stick with us. Tune in to hear their sage words - this is one you don't want to miss!
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We’re unleashed on attendees of Learning Pool’s annual extravaganza. Find out the TRUTH of what actual, real-life people think about Learning Pool – and hear their sizzling takes on our signature question. Extra helpings of lunch-related chat are also guaranteed.
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It’s a juicy one this time as we ask Jack and Rosie from the Learning Experience team to spill on their biggest professional mistakes and painful project moments.
Prepare yourself for a healthy dose of embarrassing stories, balanced by sobering lessons learned. A must-listen! -
Our colleague Paul Stoner wrote an article about dyslexia and we loved it! Here's the link.
We talk to Paul about how his dyslexia diagnosis influenced him and his work. Should dyslexia be a skill on your CV? Listen to find out! -
This time sees us pandering to the liberals and going mad with political correctness - OR it has us making important content accessible to everyone wherever possible. Hear from our resident expert about what accessibility means and how to achieve it.
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Luke and Stefan went to Learning Technologies Conference 2022 and all they got were these lousy t-shirts! Hear their hot-takes from two days at the biggest learning meetup in the world, and listen to visitors, exhibitors and colleagues share their insights into the latest trends and recurring staples. As always, controversy guaranteed!
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In episode 3 of the Death of E-learning podcast, we dissect why most people shudder when they’re told they need to do some e-learning and what everyone can do to make it less ‘sucky’!
Hear from some very real members of the public (that might sound a bit like Luke) who challenge Graeme, Ryan and Stefan to make their lives a bit less painful by making e-learning a little bit better. -
Can creativity and productivity coexist?
A different format for Episode 2!
It's a lively panel discussion about the tension between creativity and productivity in our industry.
We want to be creative, but do we have the time?
You'll hear from our creative experts about how they get stuff done while keeping things fresh for learners and challenging for themselves.
At the end, the panellists share the elements of L&D they’d be only too happy to do without, in our recurring segment ‘the death of e-learning’.
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In Ep01, Luke and Stefan talk to online learning strongman Colin Welch about the end of Learning Design. Will the profession survive? They chat about how e-learning is evolving (especially because of covid) and how data analytics can help training departments improve what they do. At the end, Colin gets to choose which bit of L&D he’d consign to the past, if he had the chance.